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The Black Keysâ€™ El Camino Out December 5 On Nonesuch Album Produced By Danger Mouse And The Black KeysOctober 11 2011

The Black Keysâ€™ new album El Camino will be released December 5 on Nonesuch Records. Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys, the 11-track album was recorded at singer/guitarist Dan Auerbachâ€™s Easy Eye Sound studio in the bandâ€™s new hometown of Nashville during the spring of 2011.
In advance of the release, the albumâ€™s first single, â€˜Lonely Boyâ€™, will be released on October 26. The complete track list is below; further details will be announced shortly. Pre-orders of El Camino begin today at www.theblackkeys.com and and include a download of the single, which will be delivered on October 26.
El Camino follows the most successful two years in The Black Keysâ€™ career. In May 2010 they released their breakthrough album, Brothers, to widespread critical acclaim. Debuting at # 2 in the US, it went on to win three Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award, and topped numerous year-end lists, including iTunes, NPR, and Rolling Stone. Brothers, which included the hit singles â€˜Tighten Upâ€™ and â€˜Howlinâ€™ for Youâ€™, has been certified Gold in the US and UK, and Platinum in Canada. Worldwide sales are now over one million and counting.
Drummer Patrick Carney said of the bandâ€™s recent success, â€œWeâ€™ve taken the long road to get where we are. Itâ€™s pretty cool to be in your early 30s making music with your best friend. Weâ€™ve experienced everything from driving a thousand miles to play for no one to winning Grammys.â€ Auerbach further describes the bandâ€™s dynamic, â€œWe don't talk before we play. We donâ€™t practice before we record, we just fly by the seat of our pants.â€ He says of El Camino, â€œI think where this record is going to shine for me is playing the songs live. This record is more straight ahead rock and roll â€“ raw, driving, and back to basics.â€
The Black Keys â€“ Akron, OH natives Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney â€“ released their debut album, The Big Come Up, in 2002, followed by Thickfreakness (2003) and Rubber Factory (2004). In 2006 they signed to Nonesuch Records in the US and released their fourth album, Magic Potion, which was followed by the Danger Mouse-produced Attack & Release in 2008. El Camino is the first Black Keys album Nonesuch will release worldwide.
To coincide with the release of the new album The Black Keys have announced a headline tour of Europe in January & February 2012, including dates in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and the UK. Please see below for details.
El Camino track list
1. Lonely Boy
2. Dead and Gone
3. Gold on the Ceiling
4. Little Black Submarines
5. Money Maker
6. Run Right Back
7. Sister
8. Hell of a Season
9. Stop Stop
10. Nova Baby
11. Mind Eraser
<strong>European Tour Schedule â€“ January & February 2012</strong>
Mon Jan 23 Lotto, Antwerp, Belgium www.livenation.be
Tue Jan 24 Zenith, Lille, France www.digitick.com
Wed Jan 25 Zenith, Paris, France www.digitick.com
Fri Jan 27 Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany www.ticketonline.de
Sat Jan 28 Arena, Berlin, Germany www.ticketonline.de
Mon Jan 30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy www.ticketone.it
Tue Jan 31 Maag Hall, Zurich, Switzerland www.starticket.ch.
Wed Feb 1 Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, Holland www.ticketmaster.nl
Fri Feb 3 Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, UK www.gigsandtours.com
Sat Feb 4 Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, UK www.pclpresents.com
Mon Feb 6 Apollo, Manchester, UK www.gigsandtours.com
Tue Feb 7 Apollo, Manchester, UK www.gigsandtours.com
Thu Feb 9 Alexandra Palace, London, UK www.gigsandtours.com
Fri Feb 10 Alexandra Palace, London, UK www.gigsandtours.com
For more information, please contact:
Dave Stelling
dave.stelling@warnermusic.com
416-758-1125